We're thrilled to announce the 2026-2028 New Investigator Research Grant recipients! Twenty innovative projects received grants of $150K each, totaling a $3M investment in leukemia research. Meet our grant recipients and learn about their groundbreaking work: bit.ly/4zPnWLt

The Leukemia Research Foundation invests $3M in 20 promising projects

Northfield, IL - The Leukemia Research Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026-2028 New Investigator Research Grant Program. Grants

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I was very inspired by the @abc7chicago.bsky.social @leukemiaresearch.bsky.social Gibbons 5K Run Event this morning! It was a blast to engage with our patients, families and friends to discuss leukemia research and raise money for this critical mission. abc7chicago.com/post/32nd-an...

A team of scientists from The Jackson Laboratory revealed not only a potential new way to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) without harsh chemotherapy, but also a promising strategy to study more gene-silencing mechanisms in other diseases. bit.ly/4eV4ncS #leuekmia

Do you have a research project about #MRD in #CML + related diseases? The team at ESH is offering a research award of €80k! The deadline to apply is soon -🚨May 15th. More info: www.esh.org/john-goldman... #CMLsm

Congrats to former New Investigator Research Grant recipient Dr. Ulrich Steidl who has been named Director of Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has made key discoveries in the field, and also served on our Medical Advisory Board for 4 yrs. bit.ly/4dFIWfb

Welcome J. Michael Bresnahan, Jr., and Adi Gidron, MD, to the Leukemia Research Foundation Board! Both join a strong board of leaders dedicated to our mission: to cure leukemia by funding innovative research, and to support patients and families. Visit: bit.ly/4rZDG9P

Deadline approaching! Feb. 6 is the LOI submission deadline for the 2026 New Investigator Research Grant Program. The Leukemia Research Foundation provides grants of up to $150K over 2-yrs. for new investigator projects that will impact leukemia. Check out eligibility & how to apply: bit.ly/3ZeNQqQ

More information: https://evansmds.org/funding-information/ #MDSResearch #EvansMDS #FundingOpportunities

Applications open today for the 2026 New Investigator Research Grant Program. The Leukemia Research Foundation provides grants of up to $150k over 2-yrs for new investigator research projects that will impact leukemia. Check out eligibility & how to apply: https://bit.ly/3ZeNQqQ #ASH25 #leukemia

Please consider joining us on this #GivingTuesday in supporting patients and in finding a cure for leukemia. Each gift, until we reach $50,000, will be matched, doubling your impact! https://bit.ly/3K99J7h

We are grateful for all of the researchers who are making a difference in the lives of so many people impacted by leukemia. Happy Thanksgiving from the Leukemia Research Foundation. #LeukemiaResearch #ThankYouResearchers

Congrats to Dr. Riback, a 2023 Leukemia Research Foundation New Investigator Research Grant recipient! You and your lab are doing amazing work.

Josh Riback@superscijew.bsky.social · 10mo ago

(10/10) Thank you to everyone in the #RibackLab and @goodell-lab.bsky.social lab, especially to @gandhardatar.bsky.social and @sciencyelmira.bsky.social for this amazing work, and to NCI, CPRIT, @leukemiaresearch.bsky.social, Searle Scholars, and Ted Nash Long Life Foundation.

Olympic Silver Medalist Haley Batten has partnered with the Leukemia Research Foundation to provide a special thank you gift to a donor during September's Leukemia Awareness Month, and it kicks off today! Learn more about Haley's gift: leukemiarf.org/awareness-to...

During September's Leukemia Awareness Month, the Leukemia Research Foundation is offering two free live online events for patients and caregivers to help navigate the cancer journey. Register or find out more: bit.ly/45b9xfA #leukemiaawarenessmonth #leukemiatreatent #leukemia

We’re thrilled to announce the 2025–2027 New Investigator Research Grant recipients—13 outstanding scientists from across the country who are pushing the boundaries of leukemia research. Meet the 2025–2027 awardees: bit.ly/474sfGP #LeukemiaResearch #ScientificDiscovery #FundingtheFuture

The Leukemia Research Foundation announces 2025-2027 research grant recipients

Northfield, IL - The Leukemia Research Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-2027 New Investigator Research Grant Program. Grants

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So proud of the work from this lab & Dr. Bajaj, a former Leukemia Research Foundation New Investigator Research Grant recipient! Supporting new investigators helps lay the foundation for such groundbreaking research as this. It's through your work that new discoveries are made that helps patients.

Jeevisha Bajaj@jeevishabajaj.bsky.social · last yr.

Incredibly grateful to our many collaborators at @wilmotcancer.bsky.social John Ashton, Craig Jordan and Takashi Ito. This work would not have been possible without generous support from NCI, NIDDK, @ash.hematology.org and @leukemiaresearch.bsky.social

Congrats to Dr. Christian Hurtz, a 2022 New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG) recipient, and team, who have identified a new potential treatment target for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study was recently published in the journal Leukemia: bit.ly/42UN7OA

Congrats to Ulrich Steidl, MD, PhD! Dr. Steidl, a 2008 New Investigator Research Grant recipient, who is the Co-Director of the Blood Cancer Institute at Montefiore Einstein NY, has been recognized by the @isehsociety.bsky.social for his outstanding work in the field of hematology: bit.ly/4l0iSwD

Leukemia researchers! Apply now for the 2025 New Investigator Research Grant Program. The Leukemia Research Fnd. provides grants of up to $150k over 2-yrs. for new investigator research projects that will impact leukemia. Deadline to submit the LOI is Feb. 14. Check out how to apply: bit.ly/3ZeNQqQ